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Welcome to Miami Dance Magic!

Over the last two years, Miami Dance Magic has enchanted many dancers from around the world! From Australia to California, from France and the United Kingdom to Ohio, dancers have come to enjoy the opportunity to visit South Florida.

WIth our 2010 edition of Miami Dance Magic, expect some changes to refine and enhance your experience at our event. Even though Miami Dance Magic officially starts Thursday, July 15th, we continue to plan a fabulous week around the competitions and fun to be had on and off our dance floors.
 
First, the famous Skippy Blair Summer Intensive will start Sunday, July 11th. Skippy has personally been a part of our first two years, but will not be able to travel as much going forward. Instead, we have contracted Mary Ann Nunez, Jordan Frisbee and Tatiana Mollmann to bring you the best week of instruction available anywhere! These intensives attract people from all over the world and are part of the GSDTA's program to certify instructors. Having worked with all of these talented people over several years, we can tell you that it is only going to get better this time around!
 
Miami Dance Magic Club Crawl Next, we continue the tradition of the world famous Club Crawl on Wednesday night (July 14th), where we will once again hit the hottest clubs of South Beach. Last year, we had such an overwhelming response to this new feature that we were literally oversold and had to really work to get everyone to and from the hotels and clubs that night. This year, we plan to be a little more in front of the process and there will be a limited number of spots available for this feature of Miami Dance Magic. Make sure you reserve your spot with your weekend ticket well ahead of time. Once this is sold out, we will not add anyone else on this little excursion to the heart of South Beach.
 
On Thursday, our Kick-Off Party will feature a special workshop prior to the dance that evening. Angel Figueroa has offered to donate his time to teach a special workshop for the benefit of the Perrotta-Midiri Florida Youth Swing Dance Scholarship. All proceeds from the attendance at this workshop will go towards that fund. So come on out and get instruction from one of the swing world's top pros while donating to a great cause!
 
ADDED VALUE: The dance that follows this benefit workshop on Thursday night is now included in your weekend ticket. That means 4 full nights of dancing at miami Dance Magic this year for one price!
 
Miami Dance Magic On Friday, we'll have workshops and open dancing all day long! During the evening, we'll kick off our competitions with some Strictly Swing and Just Hustle action. This year, the hustle comps and activities will be held in our second ballroom and will feature, their own set of judges and pros. This will allow us to handle a packed schedule with more flexibility and open dancing throughout the weekend. Awards will presented before midnight in the main ballroom. That's a promise from us!
 
On Saturday, we continue with some early morning workshops and kick our competition schedule into full action for the afternoon sessions. In the evening, we'll see some of the best dancers in the world compete in routine divisions, then announce our second annual Perrotta-Midiri Florida Youth Scholarship and dance to the wee hours of Sunday morning.
 
BUT WAIT! THERE'S MORE!
 
Sunday starts with our final set of workshops with some of the best pros in the world. We hold the finals for all of our Jack & Jill contests and present our remaining awards for the weekend...
 
YOU MIGHT WANT TO THINK ABOUT STAYING THROUGH MONDAY...
 
Miami Dance Magic THEN...we hold our Global Dance TV Tournament! We are especially excited about the inclusion of Miami Dance Magic as 1 of 16 events in this unique tour presented by Global Dance TV. A preliminary earlier in the weekend will determine the field for this knockout contest which pits two couples against each other for the judges votes to move on to the next round. When the smoke clears, one couple will win tickets to the US Open, air vouchers to get there and a chance to compete with some of the top pros in the world to win the final tournament of the 16 event tour at the US Open over the Thanksgiving weekend in 2010.
 
STILL NOT SURE ABOUT MONDAY?
 
AND THEN...we hold the pro tournament to finish the contest festivities with the best show of the weekend!If you haven't had the opportunity to put your predictions down on paper and watch this very entertaining pro contest, then you've been missing out. You definitely don't want to miss it again!
 
Miami Dance Magic We have two ballrooms in use for contests and social dancing throughout the weekend. Our Thursday night early bird dance is included in your ticket price! Assorted rooms are available for private lessons with our great staff. In the main ballroom, the dance music will be strongly West Coast Swing oriented with some of the best DJ's in the nation serving up the tunes. In our second ballroom, hustle will be the main dance, with sprinkles of West Coast Swing. When the main ballroom is busy, a balanced mix of WCS and hustle will be played. For more details, registration and to make your hotel reservations, please use the menu to the left to navigate through the various pages of our website. Our $109 special room rate will be honored from July 10th through the 20th. Come early, stay late! Make a vacation out of it, but book your room early this year as the Miami Hyatt Regency sold out last year.

Miami Dance Magic will give you the opportunity to enjoy Miami's fabulous world-famous beaches, shopping, cafes, Art-Deco ambience of South beach, Bayside Marketplace, beautiful weather, exciting night-life and more. For those of you who wish to stay close to the dance action, the beautiful Miami Hyatt Regency has a fitness club, an outdoor pool and deck on the water and so much more to make your stay as comfortable and relaxing as possible.

Miami Dance Magic promises to make this a "Magical" dance event experience with our outstanding staff, jam packed schedule and some exciting surprises. Although new to the event direction scene, Beth and I have been steady attendees at most of the top events across the nation and understand that the event goes nowhere without the dancers who support it. We look forward to welcoming you and your friends at the Miami Hyatt Regency Hotel in July 2010!
 
STAY TUNED......as more news and surprises will unfold here on the website. Please check back often to see what else may be in store for you at this fabulous weekend!

 


Sincerely yours,
Bruce & Beth Perrotta
Event Directorz

 

Member of the USA Swing Dance Network